[Open] It's getting hot in here

[showsnopiety]

Who: Caren and anyone visiting the hot springs!
When: Post dungeon, could be right after fail/success, could be days after
Where: Hot Springs of course
What: There's a hot springs, so now there's a hot springs episode.
Rating: Could be a p-13 and beyond because some people are only wearing towels in this place.





[Win or fail, everyone needed a reason and a way to relax. With the fall of the towers, there was all sorts of good things to come from it. Some would say it was the birds; and others would say it was the hot springs.

The large, large pools of heated water. Sure, they could be used as a way to get all steamed up (or even steam punk) but after all that hard work, everyone deserves a break!

Bring your swimsuits, your towels, your drinks and snacks-who knows, you should be able to find them in the bazaars, or even on Airy. It's time to soak in the heat!]

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[ahogay]

[Hinata isn't too surprised that his strange movements have managed to attract someone's attention, but he's caught off guard by the 'attebayo at the end of the other boy's sentence. 'Attebayo...... what the hell is that even supposed to mean.....]

Y-Yeah... It was rough. I think it was mostly all the climbing and carrying people up that really messed me up, though.

[It might not have been so bad if it was just running around and fighting... probably.]

[acknowledges]

Climbing and carrying? [Naruto knows what the guy is referring to, but as a shinobi the majority of his missions have wound up defined by combat- it's the fights he remembers. The everything else was just lead up.

Oh, but maybe-
That's something he hadn't considered yet.]

Does that mean you're a civilian?

[There's certainly no judgment that comes with the question because why would there be? Not everyone in his village became a ninja- they did so to protect the people around them and to protect their homes. Besides, if everyone was a fighter, there wouldn't be much of Konoha to be Konoha in the first place.]

[ahogay]

[Believe him, that battle with the three-headed dragon is one that Hinata will remember for the rest of his life... It was his first big battle, after all, and it was also his first victorious one. Though he definitely couldn't have done it without his party members.]

Before I came here, you mean? ...Yeah, I was. ["Civilian" is a term that Hinata normally wouldn't use to describe himself, but it's an accurate one.] I definitely can't call myself that anymore, though...

[He still isn't entirely sure how he feels about this whole Hero thing, but even so, he refuses to cower in fear. He'll keep fighting and moving forward no matter how scary things get, just like he did today.]

[acknowledges]

[In his own team- a variation of the one he'd grown up with, he remembers seeing a similar expression on Sakura's face. Neither of her parents had been shinobi, and she hadn't been expected to become a combatant- but here she was, a legendary hero in her own right. It hadn't been easy on any of them, but Sakura had never stopped fighting either.

It comes down to will, he thinks.

Naruto reaches out into the space between them, hand coming down briefly on the guy's shoulder. The weight is just enough to reassure, especially with how gingerly he'd made his way to the water in the first place.]

It just takes practice. If you train enough then it'll be easy in no time, you won't even notice the climb after awhile.

[ahogay]

[Hinata offers a small, appreciative smile at the reassurance.]

Yeah, you're right. I plan to keep training as much as I can. [After all, it was only because of his training that he was able to survive the dungeon. He doesn't expect it to get any easier from here.]

So, I take it you weren't a civilian in your world? Are you a soldier or something? [Even though he looks way too young for that...]

[acknowledges]

I'm a shinobi dattebayo. [The words come with equal parts pride and conviction. As a kid that had been the only destiny he could see for himself- a stepping stone on the road to become hokage, a refusal to be overlooked.] But when I started out I was the worst student in our class. I wasn't good at anything, and I had to be rescued a lot. It used to piss me off like crazy.

[The water ripples noisily around him while he shifts, and Naruto makes himself comfortable as he leans back into the pool. He might not soak as long as he's supposed to, but at least for right now he's enjoying himself. Give it a few more minutes and restlessness will inevitably win out.]

If I could make it then anybody could.

What kinda stuff are you already good at?

[ahogay]

[Hinata looks a little impressed now that he knows that he's talking to a real life ninja. If it's true that he went from being the worst in his class to a full-fledged shinobi, then that's really incredible. You really can't judge a book by its cover.]

I'm a pretty fast runner, I have good reflexes, and my stamina is decent too, though it could definitely be better. I've also been taking a fighting class taught by another Hero where I've been learning self-defense techniques and how to wield my sword properly, and so far I'm doing okay... That's all I can think of right now.

What about you? What kind of stuff did you have to learn in ninja school?

[Ninjas don't really exist anymore where he's from, so he's genuinely interested here.]